The November 2011 issue of the Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy features the latest digital literacies column written by CEHD alumni, Dr. Jessica E. Moyer, "What Does It Really Mean to 'Read' a Text?" Cassie Scharber edits this column along with David O'Brien....

Research in the Teaching of English's annual publication of its annotated bibliography of research articles published in the previous year (2010) has just been released. A large group of scholars engage in this collaborative effort in order to locate, abstract, and share the year's most...

LT's Angel Pazurek presented "Fostering Student Engagement in Online Learning Environments by Designing Experiences" at the American Association for Adult and Continuing Education last week in Indianapolis, Indiana.Her presentation was part of the AHEA (Adult Higher Education Alliance) strand of AAACE which is focused on...

On Friday, October 28, the LT Media Lab (LTML), University of Minnesota Extension Center for Youth Development (CYD), and Youthprise welcomed Dr. Nichole Pinkard for the Inquiry to Impact Symposium. Dr. Pinkard's presentation was titled, "Digital Youth Network: Developing 21st Century Learners Through the Integration...

With a focus on climate change in the environment; adventure – the role of explorers in conservation; and science and academic research on the Arctic, Doering moderated a key session of this important conference with participants such as Will Steger, Peter Snyder, and Danielle Labonte....

Join us Monday, November 21st from 5:30-8:30PM at the McNamara Alumni Center for an exciting celebration of the newly established UMN CEHD Learning Technologies Media Lab. We will showcase the award-winning projects of the Lab, host a special presentation by Milton Chen, and share our...

The September 2011 issue of the Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy features the latest digital literacies column written by David O'Brien and Scott Voss, "Reading Multimodally: What is Afforded?" Cassie Scharber edits this column along with David O'Brien....

Join LTML, the University of Minnesota Extension Center for Youth Development, and Youthprise in welcoming Nichole Pinkard (co-founder of the Digital Youth Network and YOUmedia) on Friday, Oct. 28th from 9-12. Dr. Pinkard will be presenting, "Digital Youth Network: Developing 21st Century Learners Through the...

Initiated by LTML and the Center for Youth Development at the University of Minnesota (CYD), a working group met to explore the collaborative possibilities including joint projects and research studies. Representatives from both in-school and out-of-school settings within the Twin Cities participated, motivated to "dig...

Doering presents Designing for Learning: Principles to Achieve Transformational learning. He discusses how theory can truly have an impact on practice and learning by showcasing the impact of his numerous online learning environments....

Thanks again to everyone who came to the event last Friday - we are all very excited for the interest in AvenueASL and are looking forward to where it will go next! Please click "Continue Reading" to see a full set of photos from the...

Join us for the launch of AvenueASL on Friday, September 30, from
2 - 4 p.m. and receive a FREE unlimited fall 2011 semester package!
AvenueASL is an innovative ASL practice, assessment, and evaluation system that creates a virtual language lab and redefines traditional ASL e-assessment.
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Cassie Scharber was quoted on KARE-11 regarding the use of technology in the classroom. She noted that the use of technology in education is moving quickly to the use of tablet computers and that one of the most underutilized technologies in the classroom are smartphones...

We've posted a new position for the LT Media Lab! Please click "Continue Reading" to see detailed information on this position, or go directly to the UofM Employment website to see this posting and to apply: http://employment.umn.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=96265
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Position Title: LT Media Lab - New Media Designer/Developer
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The Minnesota Alliance for Geographic Education held a week-long institute to providing new ideas for providing improved skills and understanding of the technology that is available to geography teachers today. One of the days this week was spent here at the LT Media Lab learning...

Doering and Miller were invited to present the following two keynote presentations on June 20-21 to kick off the 2011 Facilitating the Future Conference for K-16 educators throughout Wisconsin:
Doering, A. & Miller, C. (2011, June). 9.5 Guidelines to Technology Transformation. Keynote presentation at the 2011...

On June 1st Charlie and Aaron were invited to deliver the opening presentation at the Minnesota Perpich Center for Arts Education Annual Music Education Technology Conference. They presented a new perspective on Contemporary e-assessment opportunities for music and performing arts online programs and led a...

Scott Wojtanowski is currently presenting his doctoral defense in the Media Lab. Here are a few photos taken within the past hour. High-res versions of these images can be seen on Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/ltmedialab/
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